The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has raised environmental concerns over Kenya's plan to include a 5,000MW coal-fired power plant in its future energy mix. During a recent workshop organised by Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Unep officials took a swipe at the coal plan. …
This is a problem that has affected the development of Kenyan mining in the past due to an outdated Mining Act that has its roots in the British colonial era, which the Ministry of Mining is currently in the process of overhauling. ... China's Fenxi Mining Group has been chosen to develop Blocks C and D of a coal mining area near Mwingi ...
[img:jan24%20coal_0.JPG| ]Nairobi, Kenya --- 14 June 2012 - The government of Kenya has invited investors to bid for the exploration and development of two coal blocks in the country's eastern region as it pushes to diversify energy sources to meet growing demand for power.Announcing this here, the Kenyan Energy Ministry said …
In 2010, the Kenyan government awarded a mining concession to the Chinese company Jung'u and its subsidiary Fenxi Mining Industry Ltd to mine coal in the Mui Basin. Initially, the community welcomed the prospect of investment in their county, hoping it would bring employment and infrastructure. However, it soon became clear that the coal mining
The relationship is crucial for addressing economic and policy issues in Kenya's mining and extractive sectors, according to Chamber President Richard Ngatia, who spoke during the ceremony where the MoU was signed. ... East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), which has a capacity of 1.4 million tons per year, Bamburi …
The slow growth of Kenya's mining industry was in contrast. ... working in the Ndori Greenstone Belt, which has shown considerable potential for gold, copper, lead and zinc; and Fenxi Mining, which, together with a domestic joint-venture partner, is developing two areas in the Mui Basin where 400m tonnes of coal reserves were discovered in ...
The Canadian-based Kansai Mining Corporation is undertaking exploration for gold in Kenya and reports encouraging results from its drilling at the Migori gold project. This project covers 310.5 km2 of the Migori greenstone belt within the Migori district, Nyanza region in south-western Kenya, on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria.